Today marks the 207th anniversary of the birth of Frederick Douglass, one of the greatest Americans to ever live. After he ...
Frederick Douglass, born into slavery in 1818, never knew the precise date he was born, but later chose Feb. 14 as his ...
With the first 20 Africans brought to Virginia in 1619, the United States initiated a labor system characterized by extreme ...
The man behind Black History Month was a Harvard scholar who felt “all Americans should understand the largely overlooked ...
Sixty-four years ago, the Estes Park Trail, predecessor to the Estes Park Trail-Gazette, ran columns highlighting the ...
Every February, the United States commemorates Black History Month, a time dedicated to honoring the achievements, ...
After going into the locker room, down six at the break Abraham Lincoln coach Jason Isaacson challenged his team to up the physicality. They did. The Lynx made a 10-3 run to start the second half ...
The Senate had passed the Amendment on April 8, 1864. Ganson, who was born in Le Roy, represented the 30th Congressional ...
Gen. William T. Sherman‘s infamous “March to the Sea” is covered almost antiseptically in American history texts. Yet, ...
Consider visiting some of these sites to mark Black History Month or keep them in mind to travel to when the weather is ...
Douglass, who spoke in Salem in 1852 and 1869, urged Americans to fight for justice. At the Quaker Friends Meeting House, he ...
Black History Month starts this weekend, but its origins are more than 100 years old. Here's why it's always celebrated in ...